Those are very cool Sharon! I've seen a lot of incredible Star Wars pumpkins over the last several years. If you've ever carved a pumpkin, you're appreciation for the incredible jobs of some of these "pumpkin artists" is tenfold! Just some amazing work...

On a related note, who here has dressed up as a Star Wars character for Halloween before? I was a very ominous Darth Vader from the ages of about 8 to 10 or so - complete with Don Post helmet and all the fancy fixin's! I hung on to that helmet all these years, and in a great twist of fate, my wife wound up wearing it, and donning the entire Vader costume a couple years ago for Halloween. Most amusing when her long blonde pony tail would occasionally slip out the back of the helmet though...

When I was about 8 years old I made my own Luke Skywalker costume. It consisted of a white, long-sleeved thermal shirt, tan pajama bottoms, those nasty green rubber boots w/yellow laces that everyone had as a kid, and a wiffleball bat with electrical tape around the handle as a light saber.

I was sooooo d*mn proud of that costume. If I ever come across any pictures, I'll post them.

In 1979 for Kindergarten I dressed up as a Jawa. My Mom made me a long brown robe with an oversized hood and the bandoliers, and I wore black pantyhose over my face! Back in those days I was even allowed to take my Han Solo Blaster into class with me to complete the outfit.

Last year I helped my nephew make an Anakin Skywalker costume fot his first grade party, but he wasn't allowed to take his lightsaber to school.

Oh yes, we know all about that picture, Ed! I'd fashion a guess that if it was just your lady in that shot, first place would've been all hers! Oh well. But you still make for a very handsome Bib Fortuna anyways...

Oh yes, we know all about that picture, Ed! I'd fashion a guess that if it was just your lady in that shot, first place would've been all hers! Oh well. But you still make for a very handsome Bib Fortuna anyways...

Yeah, you're probably right, Matt! But I like to think I was a very grotesque Bib Fortuna (which is what I was aiming for, of course)